BONDED LABOUR SYSTEM (ABOLITION) RULES, 1976

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BONDED LABOUR SYSTEM (ABOLITION) RULES, 1976 G.S.R. 9(E), dated New Delhi, the 28 th . February, 1976. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), read with sub-section (2) of section 26 of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 (19 of 1976), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely: -- 1. Short title and commencement. --(1) These rules may be called the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Rules, 1976. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definition. -- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires. – (a) “Act” means the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 (19 of 1976); (b) "District Vigilance Committee" means a Vigilance Committee constituted for a district under sub-section (1) of Section 13; (c) “section” means a section of the Act; (d) "Sub-Divisional Vigilance Committee" means a Vigilance Committee constituted, for a sub-division under sub-section (1) of section 13. 3. Term of office and vacation of seat of members of District Vigilance Committee. -(1) 1 Every member, of a district Vigilance Committee nominated under clauses (b), (c), (d) of sub-section (2) of Section 13 shall hold office for a period of two year from date on which his nomination is notified in the Official Gazette and shall, on the expiry of the said period, continue to hold office until his successor is nominated and shall also be eligible for re-nomination. (2) Every member referred to in sub-rule (1) – 2 (a) may, by giving notice in writing 3 [of not less than 30 days] to the authority which nominated him, resign his office and, on such resignation being accepted 4 [or on the expiry of the notice period of 30 days, whichever is earlier], shall be deemed to have vacated his office; (b) s

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1 · Short title and commencement. --(1) These rules may be called the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Rules, 1976.

2 · Definition. -- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires. –

3 · Term of office and vacation of seat of members of District Vigilance Committee. -(1) 1 Every member, of a district Vigilance Committee nominated under clauses (b), (c), (d) of sub-section (2) of Section 13 shall hold office for a period of two year from date on which his nomination is notified in the Official Gazette and shall, on the expiry of the said period, continue to hold office until his successor is nominated and shall also be eligible for re-nomination.

2 · (a) may, by giving notice in writing 3 [of not less than 30 days] to the authority which nominated him, resign his office and, on such resignation being accepted 4 [or on the expiry of the notice period of 30 days, whichever is earlier], shall be deemed to have vacated his office;

1 · Subs. dt. 12-3-83

2 · Substituted, vide Govt. of India Notification No. G.S.R. 1455, dated 16.11.1978.

3 · Substituted, vide Govt. of India Notification No. G.S.R. 1455, dated 16.11.1978.

4 · ibid

4 · Term of office, and vacation of seat, of members of Sub-Divisional Vigilance Committees. -5 (1) Every, member, of a Sub-Divisional Vigilance Committee nominated under clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) of sub-section (3) of Section 13 shall hold office for a period of two year from the date on which his nomination is notified in the Official Gazette and shall, on the expiry of the said period, continue to hold office until his successor is nominated and shall also be eligible for re-nomination.

5 · Vide noti. Dt. 12-3-83

5 · Prescribed authority under Sub-section (6) of Section. -- An application under subsection (6) of section 6 for restoration of possession of any property referred to in subsection (4) or sub-section (5) of that section shall be made to the Executive Magistrate, on whom the powers of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class or of the second class have been conferred under sub-section (1) of Section 21, and within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the said property is, or the applicant has reason to believe is, situated at the time of making the application;

6 · Time within which an application under Sub-section (6) of Section 6 is to be made.-An application under sub-section (6) of Section 6 for restoration of possession of any property referred to in sub-section (4) of sub-section (5) of that section shall be made within a period of ninety days from the date on which these rules come into force.

7 · Records to be maintained by District Vigilance Committees to ensure the implementation of Provisions of the Act and Rules. -- In order to ensure the implementation of the Act and the Rules, every District Vigilance Committee shall maintain the following registers in respect of freed bonded labour within the local limits, of its jurisdiction, namely: --